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‘It’s a net zero cargo solution’: could Victoria become home to an airship renaissance?

The Guardian Manufacturing

French startup Flying Whales has a vision to begin manufacturing its airships – which instead of the hydrogen-filled Hindenburg, will rely on 180,000 cubic metres of helium – by 2025, with an eye to gaining regulatory certification to begin operating in skies by the end of 2027.

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DANX CAROUSEL JOINS FORCES WITH ELECTRON TO DEVELOP ZERO-EMISSION ELECTRIC CARGO PLANE

MEM

ELECTRON aerospace is currently developing the Electron 5 aircraft, which has been designed to transport 500 kilogrammes (kg) of cargo over a 500 kilometres (km) distance on a single battery charge. Electron 5 models are due to hit the market in 2027, with Carousel aiming to add them to their fleet within the next five years.

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EU should mandate electric freight trucks by 2035, say Unilever and Maersk

E&T

As a cargo owner, we’ve made some great progress on limiting our emissions through critical efficiencies and reducing how many trucks we have on the road, but as an industry we can do more. Michelle Grose, global logistics VP at Unilever, said: “Decarbonising our logistics is crucial to reach our 2039 net zero goal.

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Transworld Group Records Dip in Energy Consumption in Second Sustainability Report

Dinesh Mishra

The Group’s 2023-2027 five-year vision is to empower at least 2,50,000 individuals through its CSR programs and volunteering activities for projects that align with its focus areas: stewardship of marine environment; health, food, and water security; arts, education and civic engagement, and gender diversity and equity.

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AGV Wireless Evolution

i4.0 today

This communication enables the factory to track the AGVs’ whereabouts, cargo, and real-time status. However, they wanted to improve the system’s efficiency and be able to comply with the Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230, which becomes mandatory in January 2027.

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Boeing will lay off 10% of its employees as a strike by factory workers cripples airplane production

Canadian Manufacturing

It will also stop building the cargo version of its 767 jet in 2027 after finishing current orders. Boeing had already imposed rolling temporary furloughs, but Ortberg said those will be suspended because of the impending layoffs. The company will further delay the rollout of a new plane, the 777X, to 2026 instead of 2025.

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Is Cummins’ Novel Fuel-Agnostic Engine Platform the Way to Net Zero Emissions?

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

Higher Efficiency, Lower Emissions, Multiple Fuels (HELM) is the new mantra as company launches advanced clean diesel X15 engine In 2022, following the waning of the pandemic, global emissions from passenger and cargo transport grew 3% from 2021 levels. EPA and CARB 2027 emissions regulations. At an annual average rate of 1.7%

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